Yesterday was another amazing day at The Vertical Church. I just keep praising Jesus for all that He is doing: - I talked to the men yesterday in a message called, "Making Her Smokin Hot". - I used some harsh language talking to the men, but that's okay, we can take it, we are men. - Jesus brought salvation to 3 people yesterday! Praise Him for that! - I sent out an email last week asking you to get people here for this season in ...
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Vertical Church, I wanted to let you in on what is happening at The Vertical Church right now.  If you have not been here in a while, God is doing an amazing thing! I wanted to write you to let you know that we have reason to celebrate! We are not celebrating The Vertical Church, or me, or the band, or the volunteers, or leaders.  We are celebrating what only God is doing through His marvelous grace.  We are celebrating something that only ...
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Below is a recap from this past Sunday.  Again, Praise Jesus for all He is doing!  WOW! - Week two of "Secrets To A Smokin Hot Marriage" was about "Cooling Down The Conflict". - We shot off a rocket, I ate a donut, and shot nerf bullets into the crowd during the message! - Jesus brought salvation to 3 people yesterday! That is awesome! - We didn't break an attendance record again, but were only ten down from our highest attendance ever which was last week! - ...
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God is up to something at The Vertical Church! Two weeks ago, God sent people to our church and we had the highest attendance ever in our history!  In addition that Sunday, Jesus brought Salvation to 4 people! This past Sunday, we kicked off a new series called, "Secrets To A Smokin Hot Marriage". The doors opened and people kept coming in as we broke the previously set attendance record the week before and set a NEW high attendance record.  In addition, Jesus ...
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WOW!  I am blown away from the kickoff of our new series, "Secrets To A Smokin Hot Marriage".  Jesus is moving in a great way and all the glory is to Him.  Sometimes in our human minds we try to figure out what we did to make days like yesterday happen; however, this time I am just sitting back and praising Jesus because He did it all, not us. - Kicked off the series with the message "Building A Fire". - I talked heavily ...
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Hello Vertical Church, Do you have 6-8th graders in your house?  If so, this ministry is for you.  We have partnered with an organization called Young Life, that is a local Christian Youth Ministry that ministers in some of the local High Schools.  This organization works along side churches to help students meet Jesus. They have started a group called Wild Life and have asked to use our building to meet in once a month.  They had their first meeting here in December last ...
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Tonight starts our Church Wide three day fast.  Please start tonight at Dinner and end on Friday at Dinner. Tonight at Dinner/Supper time, make it your last meal until Friday night at dinner/supper time.  During this 72 hour period, here is what you should do: 1.  Spend long amounts of time reading God’s word:  We are reading through the gospel of John, but you might want to also read Acts 1 and 2. 2.  Spend time praying and asking God for more of the Spirit ...
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Before I write anything about yesterday, I want to give all praise and glory to King Jesus who by the Spirit made everything happen for His glory at The Vertical Church.  We cannot blame any marketing scheme, or great preaching, or great band.  We can only give praise to Jesus.  Now here is what He did: - 3 people gave their lives to Jesus yesterday! The cool thing was that the message was about sharing Jesus with your friends!  This shows God's sovereignty ...
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We have all been overwhelmed by the devastation brought on by an earthquake in Haiti this past week.  This is not a time for the church to stand by and do nothing.  It is an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus. So this Sunday, we are asking you , The Vertical Church to stand up and be His hands and feet by giving of your finances to provide immediate help.  This Sunday is the last week of our Christmas Vision ...
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Tonight begins our second "Church Wide Fast" of 2010!  I am excited about how God wants to meet with us personally and corporately during 2010.  It's during these times of prayer and fasting that God wants to awaken your heart to what He wants to do through you and The Vertical Church in 2010. Tonight at Dinner/Supper time, make it your last meal until tomorrow night at dinner/supper time.  During this 24 hour period, here is what you should do: 1.  Spend long amounts ...
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